Dr. Shanan Fitts

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

Reich College of Education

Department Of Learning, Teaching, And Curriculum

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Reich College Of Education

Department Of Learning, Teaching, And Curriculum

University College

Reich College Of Education

NoneDr. Shanan Fitts is currently serving as a Appalachian State University faculty at Appalachian State University.

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Dr. Shanan Fitts

Appalachian State University

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education culture language pedagogy human migration language teaching migration studies latino studies latin american diaspora language multilingualism teacher education ethnicity language education social sciences social justice cultural diversity preservice teacher education professional development bilingual education ethnic studies physic education intercultural education culture education latin american studies classroom instruction applied linguistics general linguistics inclusive education social forces citizenship studies educational psychology educational strategies intellectual discourse thinking skills linguistic theory cross-language perspective social capital teacher educators teacher leadership teacher development science education scientific literacy xenoracism cultural integration diasporic movement diaspora studies writing instruction task-based language teaching digital culture digital storytelling digital citizenship third space academic english effective strategies teacher practices bilingual/bicultural teacher education new south preliminary role identification potential teaching candidate magnetic field fourth-grade students science notebooks nos tragan ” anti-immigrant discourses new latino south new latino diaspora fourth-grade classrooms

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“I Wish You Could Have Been There!”: Using Digital Storytelling to Explore Latinx Immigrants’ Politicized Funds of Knowledge. Journal of Latinos and Education (2024)

cultural studiesdigital culturelatin american diasporaspanishmigration studiesdigital storytellingdigital citizenshipusing digital storytellinginternational migrationhuman migrationlatino studiesdigital mediumslatin american politicsculturelatin american studies

“We Observed That the Magnetic Field is Stronger Than Gravity”: Exploring Linguistically Diverse Fourth-Grade Students’ Written Explanations in Science Notebooks. Linguistics and Education (2020)

scientific literacylearning scienceseducationscience educationlanguage pedagogyintellectual discoursethinking skillsscience notebooksmagnetic fieldlanguagefourth-grade studentsphysic educationlanguage teaching

Gravity is a Pull! Exploring Forces and Motion With English Learners. Science Activities (2018)

english learnerssecond language acquisitionlearning scienceseducationenglishlanguage pedagogylanguage acquisitionlanguage educationsecond language learningexploring forceslanguagetask-based language teachingphysic educationlanguage teachingexperiential learningenglish education

“MI Historia Familiar Es Sencilla” ( My Family History is Simple )”: Testimonio in the New Latino Diaspora. Diaspora Indigenous and Minority Education (2017)

cultural studiescultural integrationlatin american diasporaspanishmigration studiesdiaspora studiesinternational migrationhuman migrationlatino studiesethnicityethnic studieslatin american researchnew latino diasporaculturediasporic movementlatin american studies

Writing Instruction for English Learners: Examining Instructional Practices in Fourth-Grade Classrooms. NABE Journal of Research and Practice (2016)

Shanan FittsErica BowersLaura Keisler

instructional practicesclassroom instructionenglish learnerseducationteacher educationfourth-grade classroomswriting instruction

Building Social Capital in Hightown: The Role of Confianza in Latina Immigrants’ Social Networks in the New South. Anthropology & Education Quarterly (2015)

social movementsurban sociologycitizenship studiesmigration studiessocial forceslatin american diasporasocial capitalnew southsociologyinternational migrationsocial changehuman migrationethnicitylatino studiessocial sciencessocial systems

Countering Anti-Immigrant Discourses in the New Latino South: “Nos Mascan Pero No Nos Tragan”. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (2015)

latin american diasporaspanishmigration studiesanti-racismxenoracisminternational migrationportuguesehuman migrationlatino studiesethnicityethnic studiesnew latino southcritical race theorynos tragan ”anti-immigrant discourses

Examining Instructional Practices & Student Processes: Writing With English Language Learners. (2012)

Laura KeislerErica BowersShanan Fitts

instructional practicesclassroom instructionenglish language learnerslanguage pedagogylinguistics

Effective Strategies for Developing Academic English: Professional Development and Teacher Practices. Bilingual Research Journal (2010)

Erica BowersShanan FittsMathew QuirkWoo Jung

professional developmentacademic englisheducationteacher practiceseffective strategies

Self as Teacher: Preliminary Role Identification of the Potential Teaching Candidate. The Australian journal of teacher education (2010)

professional developmenteducationteacher educationteacher educatorseducational strategieseducational psychologyteacher developmentpotential teaching candidateperformance studiesteacher leadershippreservice teacher educationpreliminary role identification